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Electroplating chemistry for the CU filling of submicron features of VLSI/ULSI interconnect

US6776893B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 2000
Grant dateAug 17, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/423
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A copper electroplating bath and a method to plate substrates with the bath are provided. The bath and method are particularly effective to plate electronic components such as semiconductive wafer VLSI and ULSI interconnects with void-free fill copper plating for circuitry forming vias and trenches and other small features less than 0.2 microns with high aspect ratios. The copper bath contains a bath soluble organic divalent sulfur compound, and a bath soluble polyether compound such as a block copolymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene, a polyoxyethylene or polyoxypropylene derivative of a polyhydric alcohol and a mixed polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene derivative of a polyhydric alcohol. A preferred polyether compound is a mixed polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene derivative of glycerine. A preferred copper bath also contains a pyridine compound derivative.

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